Holder for conduit-rods and the like.



J; F. REILLY.

HOLDER FOR CONDUIT RODS AND THE LIKE.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

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.mm/%0 M M y M JOHN F. REILLY, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOLDER FOR GONDUTT-RODS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed April 6, 1915. Serial No. 19,577.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. RErLLY, a citizen of the United States,residlng at Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and A and arranged tohold a bundle of rods andby means of which said bundle may beconveniently and easily conveyed from one place to another.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder for articles ofthe class described, which holder is capable of being adjusted to fitrods of various lengths.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts setforth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

' Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a holderembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of said holder. Fig.3 is a detail longitudinalsection to show the means for connecting thestraps to the end members.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views ofthedrawings.

In the drawings, 5 represents a bundle of rods, more particularly rodsknown as conduit or sewer rods, which are provided with couplings at theends whereby said rods may be joined together and pushed'throughconduits, section by section. from one. manhole to another and thendisconnected section by section, said rods being of a length sufficienttopermit them to be conveniently and easily handled within said manhole.

6, 6 are caps or inclosing elements constructed and arranged to incloseopposite ends of the rods 5. These caps are con structed of sheetmaterial, preferably of galvanized iron or steel. One of the ends of thecaps -6 is closed preferably by a sheet metal end 7 having a flange 8extending entirely around the edge thereof and secured by rivets 9 tothe side portion 10, said side portion being preferably cylindrical inshape. A bead 11 is formed at the open end of the cap 6 to reinforcesaid end. The caps 6 are reinforced by longitudinally arranged ribs 12constructed of sheet metal of channel formation and riveted or securedin any suitable manner thereto.

The members 6 are adjustably connected together by flexible andadjustable members consisting of straps 13 formed in two parts 14 and15. Each of said parts is secured to one of the caps 6 by being loopedat 16, through eyes 17 attached to said caps. The strap sections14:21.18 each provided with a buckle 18 of the usual and well-knownconstruction andthese buckles receive the free and perforated ends ofthe strap sections 15.

The eyes 17 are also preferably constructed of sheet metal which is bentdouble and may be secured to the inclosures or caps 6 by rivets 19. Aportion of the material constituting said eyes is partially detachedfrom the main portion thereof to form openings 20 extending through bothlayers of said material. The partially detached portions 21, 21 0f said,material are bent outwardly in opposite directions and then backwardlytoward each other and extend in the direction, of the other cap of saidpair of caps in order to form smooth rounded edges 22, 22 against whichthe loops 16 of said straps 13 are adapted to bear, therebypreventingthe cutting of the straps by any sharp edges of the metal. To enable theholder or more particularly the rods to be more easily and convenientlycollectively conveyed from place to place, each of'said caps is providedwith a handle 23 which may be secured at any convenient point on saldcap, but in the present instance sald handle is secured to the endmember 7 thereof Within the recess formed by the flange or rim 8 so asnot to interfere with the standing of the cap upon its end or base.

Having thus described my invention What I claim and desire by LettersPatent to secure is:

A holder for conduit rods or the like embodying in its constructioninclosures for the ends of said rods, a plurality of eyes formed ofsheet material bent double and secured to said inclosures, said eyesbeing like eyes of the other of said inclosures and formed by partiallydetaching portions of over the rounded and smooth edges thereof. 10 saidsheet material therefrom, said partially In testimonyjwhereof I havehereunto set detached portions of metal being bent tomy hand in presenceof asuloseribing wit- Ward the other of said inelosures for the ness.

purpose of forming a rounded and smooth Y J OHN F. REILLY. edge for saideyes, and straps extending Witness:

from the eyes of one of said inclosures to SYDNEY E. TAF'I.

